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Riverside Centre in Newport is now offering walk-in appointments to people aged 12-15 for their first or second COVID-19 vaccinations. The Solent NHS Trust-run site at the Riverside Centre is now open 08:00 to 20:00, 7 days a week to...

The Island's volunteer search and rescue team — WightSAR — received their first tasking of 2022 this morning (Tuesday), with a successful outcome.  This morning, the search and rescue volunteers were called out on the request of Hampshire Constabulary to...

6 trade unions representing the majority of education staff have yesterday (Sunday) issued a joint statement prior to the return of schools and colleges for the spring term. ASCL, GMB, NAHT, NASUWT, NEU and UNISON and urges the government to...

More than £1billion has been recovered from the proceeds of crime and tax offenders since the formation of a specialist HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fraud squad 5 years ago, new figures reveal. Launched in April 2016, the department’s Fraud...

Isle of Wight poultry keepers are being encouraged to keep vigilant after a case of bird flu was confirmed in Hampshire last week.  The government has confirmed that the avian influenza virus was confirmed on Thursday 30th December 2021 near...

2 Islanders have been recognised for their varying contributions to the local community and society as a whole in this year’s New Year Honours list, it has been revealed. The honours system demonstrates the breadth of service given by people...

We've made it to the very end of 2021! New Year's Eve is upon us and this is the last Readers' Gallery of the year, and what a bumper it is... We’d like to say a big thank you to...

The annual Shanklin Rotary Sale, which was due to take place next month, has once again been cancelled due to COVID. Organisers say that due to the 'continuing threat' of COVID-19, with the increase of cases of the Omicron variant,...

Mindless vandals have caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage to the chapel at Ventnor Cemetery, smashing several windows and attempting to force entry to the inside. Large stones have been used to smash almost every pane of glass around the chapel building, which...

The families’ charity Home-Start IOW is asking Islanders to think of the parents of young children who find the festive season difficult and lonely - and perhaps consider volunteering or donating in 2022.  Home-Start, which is based in Newport, trains...